“I am proud and honored to have been endorsed by the Professional Firefighters/Paramedics of Palm Beach County,” Ramiccio said.

“I will work hard to ensure that we retain our county fire rescue contract with the city so that the health and safety of our citizenry is never at risk,” said Ramiccio.

More than half of county’s fire-rescue employees earn more than $90,000

“The county fire-rescue department’s average base salary was $90,776 in 2010, and the average gross pay was $93,144. Those are averages for all of the department’s roughly 1,450 employees, from secretaries to the chief.”

“In comparison, the average salary for a firefighter in Florida is $50,010, according to the national Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s less than the post-probation entry-level pay of $52,119 for a Palm Beach County firefighter.”